Spring clean your life: how to make a fresh start

It’s Happy Place’s 7th birthday! To celebrate, Fearne’s put down her own trusty notebook and let her presenter mate Alex Jones turn the interview tables! In this chat, Alex asks Fearne about Happy Place’s evolution from a podcast, to a book publisher, to a festival, and now a marketplace too. Fearne opens up about feeling bleak and being on anti-depressants before she created Happy Place, as well as all the moments she’s cocked up personally and professionally over the last seven years. Do you have imposter syndrome and a deep desire to be liked? Fearne chats about how to cope with those feelings. Fearne’s also got better at admitting she’s ambitious and proud of her work, and wants you to be allowed to feel good when you’re good at something too! You’ll hear some exclusive BTS stuff: how does Fearne pick guests for the show? What does she look club in Book Club author? And how the bloody hell does she manage her time as a brand founder, presenter, mum, and mate?? (Spoiler: she tells Alex about the reality of bringing her kids to work!) Plus, Fearne answers the questions you’ve voicenoted her on Instagram! One of you has sparked an important conversation about fertility, and Fearne and Alex cover other big topics like taking more time to consider death and grief. If you liked this episode of Happy Place, you might also like: Alex Jones Elizabeth Gilbert Bjorn Nathikko Lindeblad YungBlud Paloma Faith     Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does anxiety or darkness drive you to create? Is creativity the ultimate catharsis? For musician Pete Doherty making art has, at times, been a matter of survival.   In this chat with Fearne, Pete explains why taking drugs was less about trying to escape, and more about what he was trying to find. Now he’s stopped taking drugs, how does he unlock and express his creativity differently? Pete also confirms that ‘addict’ is the right word to describe his behaviour, but that our attitude towards addiction needs to change.   Fearne and Pete catch up about the early days of The Libertines, and what Pete labels as ‘the chaos and risk of youth’. He describes how he was sold on the enticing mythologies of a rock n roll lifestyle, but is now much more comfortable living quietly in rural France with his family and dogs.   For contributions to #2 of Pete’s ‘On Strap’ fanzine please post to:   'ON STRAP’ FANZINE c/o The Heavy Horse Hôtel le Rayon Vert Rue Général Leclerc 76790 Etretat Normandie FRANCE   Pete’s fifth solo studio album, Felt Better Alive, is out May 16th.   If you liked this episode of Happy Place, you might also like:   DJ Fat Tony   Matt Willis What Really Happens At Therapy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

So many of us have had to shut down our heart and numb our emotions to survive. Estelle Bingham is dubbed ‘The Heart Whisperer’; she knows the greatest anxiety can come from suppressing parts of ourselves.   In this chat with Fearne, Estelle – a holistic therapist and healer – explains how when the mind is spiralling out of control, the heart can bring us back to stillness. She shares how to feel your emotions in your body instead of just analysing them in your head.   Fearne has done her own personal work with Estelle, and they talk though how Estelle’s guidance can banish shame and put a circuit breaker in negative thought patterns.   Plus, why Estelle reckons the type of manifesting you see on Instagram is “a load of old cobblers”, and how she would recommend manifesting joy instead...   Estelle’s book, Manifest Your True Essence, is out on April 8th.   If you liked this episode of Happy Place, you might also like:   Florence Given   Gabby Bernstein   Joey Hulin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you had a second chance at your first big love, would you take it? What about if you were already married to a very different kind of person? This is the dilemma Beth is faced with in Broken Country, the Happy Place Book Club novel for March.   In this chat Fearne and author Clare Leslie Hall talk about why first love can be so intoxicating, and why it’s only human to feel the pull between very different lifestyles, knowing there are multiple ways you could be happy... Clare explains that Broken Country used to be a very different book, and she almost abandoned it entirely, so what can we learn about being patient with our creative blocks? Plus, if you ever fancy going to Dorset – where the book is set - Fearne and Clare go off on a tangent about all the best places to visit...   Thank you to John Murray Press for the use of Broken Country audiobook, narrated by Hattie Morahan.   If you liked this episode of Happy Place, you might also like:   Listen to Book Club Meets: Holly Bourne   Listen to Book Club Meets: David Larbi   Listen to Book Club Meets: Dame Harriet Walter   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We change all the time, which means self-love is an ongoing practice; we’re constantly learning to love the person we are today. Musician Teddy Swims wants you to be able to look in the mirror and see what a great person you are every day. In this chat with Fearne, Teddy explains why he and his partner chose to go to couples therapy to help them prepare to become parents, as well as the incredible impact having an emotionally articulate father had on his ability to process his own big feelings.   Fearne and Teddy both see music, art, writing, and creativity in general as cathartic outlets for emotions, but can this sometimes tip into wallowing in the same negative thought patterns over and over again? Plus, Fearne spotted a tattoo gun on Teddy’s dressing room table... will she let him tattoo her even though he’s “not very good yet”...? Teddy’s album, I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2), is out now. If you liked this episode of Happy Place, you might also like: Olly Alexander Yung Blud Jon Bon Jovi Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.